Orange Line
Rapid Transit
For more information, visit https://www.mbta.com/schedules/Orange.
Current Service Alerts
Haymarket Elevator 904 (Forest Hills platform to Congress Street lobby) is unavailable due to maintenance.
🧑🔧 To exit, take Haymarket Elevator 905 to the Orange Line underpass, then proceed to the end of the hallway and use Haymarket Elevator 906 to access the Green Line platform. At the Green Line platform, turn right and proceed to the lobby and use Haymarket Elevator 908 to access the busway. To board the Orange Line, take Haymarket Elevator 903 to the Oak Grove platform, then proceed to the end of the platform and use Haymarket Elevator 907 to access the Orange Line underpass. At the underpass, use Haymarket Elevator 905 to access the Forest Hills platform.
Sullivan Square Elevator 840 (Center platform to lobby) is unavailable due to maintenance.
🧑🔧 To exit when traveling on a Forest Hills-bound train, exit onto the center platform and wait for an Oak Grove train to arrive. When the train arrives, cross through the train over to the opposite platform and use Sullivan Elevator 881. To exit the train when traveling on an Oak Grove-bound train, exit the right side of the train onto the Oak Grove platform and use Sullivan Elevator 881. To board a Forest Hills-bound train, use Sullivan Elevator 881 to access the Oak Grove platform, then wait for an Oak Grove-bound train to arrive. When the train arrives, cross through the train over to the center platform.
North Station Elevator 909 (Orange Line, Green Line lobby to Valenti Way) is unavailable due to maintenance.
🧑🔧 To exit, travel along the Green Line platform to the main lobby and use North Station Elevator 912 located on the unpaid side of the faregates. Alternatively, from the main lobby, proceeed up the passageway (to TD Garden) and use North Station Elevator 731. To board, travel north along Haverhill St towards Causeway St and use North Station Elevator 912 located at the corner of Haverhill St and Causeway St.
Orange Line: Station improvements and signal upgrades are underway through September 14 as the MBTA advances multiple projects along the Orange Line. Use Commuter Rail or shuttle buses between Back Bay and Forest Hills.
Accessibility: All shuttle buses are accessible to riders with disabilities. However, some buses used during weekday periods will be lift-equipped, coach-style buses. All shuttle buses operating on weekends will be ramp-equipped, low-floor buses. Fare-Free Commuter Rail Alternative: Riders are encouraged to consider the Commuter Rail for service between Forest Hills, Ruggles, Back Bay, and South Station. The trip between Forest Hills and Back Bay on the Commuter Rail is approximately 10 minutes. Travel Time: Riders using shuttle bus service should budget extra travel time. For example, a rider traveling to Downtown Crossing from Forest Hills should allow for at least 30 minutes of travel in addition to their regular commute. Shuttle Bus Stops: Back Bay: Northbound/Southbound - Back Bay Station (165 Dartmouth St) Massachusetts Avenue: Northbound - Columbus Ave @ Mass Ave (584 Columbus Ave) Southbound - Columbus Ave @ Mass Ave (599 Columbus Ave) Ruggles: Northbound - Ruggles Station (Upper Busway) Southbound - 815 Columbus Ave Roxbury Crossing: Northbound - Columbus Ave @ Malcolm X Blvd (1184 Columbus Ave) Southbound - Tremont St @ Roxbury Crossing Station (1135 Columbus Ave) Jackson Square: Northbound - Jackson Square Station (250 Centre St) Southbound - Columbus Ave @ Amory St (1579 Columbus Ave) Stony Brook: Northbound - Boylston St @ Stony Brook Station Southbound - Amory St @ Boylston St (219 Amory St) Green Street: Northbound - 420 Amory St Southbound - Amory St @ Green St Station Forest Hills: Forest Hills Station (Lower Busway) View Shuttle Route and Stops: https://platform.remix.com/project/f91b7d9e/line/5aeceea2-089c-450d-8a25-40e3412e1a2e?dir=0&latlng=42.32382,-71.10061,13.001&sp.id=16c03394-3ec2-457f-a0f8-545bf1a5d848 Add This To Your Calendar: https://calendarlink.com/event/OH050?utm_source=alerts
State Escalator 501 (Oak Grove platform to Wonderland platform) is unavailable due to maintenance.
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State Escalator 523 (Forest Hills platform to Washington Street, Milk Street) is unavailable due to maintenance.
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The platform at Jackson Square is undergoing renovations to improve safety and accessibility. Sections of the platform are unlevel, which may make it difficult for some riders to board and exit trains.
Please see station personnel or use a station call box to request assistance.
The stairway connecting the Jackson Square lobby and the south end of the platform is closed until winter 2026. Use the stairway at the north end of the platform. This closure is for the construction of a new stairway and a second elevator.
🚧 Please see station personnel or use a station call box to request assistance.
State Escalator 6 (Oak Grove platform to Old State House lobby) unavailable
Stations Served
This route stops at Assembly, Back Bay, Chinatown, Community College, Downtown Crossing, Forest Hills, Green Street, Haymarket, Jackson Square, Malden Center, Massachusetts Avenue, North Station, Oak Grove, Roxbury Crossing, Ruggles, State, Stony Brook, Sullivan Square, Tufts Medical Center and Wellington.
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